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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Please, please remember before you post: our sons are part of a Special Operations community, even while in training, and it is vitally important to form the habit of not divulging any information that could possibly compromise the safety of any of their members. This would especially apply to names, dates, places, procedures, etc. You might like to read the "Discussion Forum" titled "OPSEC" for some guidance. If you are still in doubt, please ask one of our members for their opinion by private message before you post. We are here to help each other, but we must be careful at all times.

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Comment by kelly67 on October 16, 2012 at 2:56pm: Congratulations to all who PIR'd in the last couple weeks! Best of luck to all the "W's" heading to CA this week also!!

KEEP YOUR HEAD HELD HIGH & YOUR SPIRITS UP!!

Comment by michele/ship4div821 on October 16, 2012 at 2:23pm: Had such an amazing experience at the PIR on 10/5. Way to go DIV 821. Now comes the hard part, and extremely difficult not knowing when we will be able to see our "W" again. Chicago was a close drive....his new place is not. Wishing all families whos W's leave tomorrow well wishes.

Comment by cmmom/ship4div821 on October 14, 2012 at 11:46pm: Trixiebell my son is also headed to the same place on same day as yours. Friend me, I would love to have someone to chat with via email. I'm having a hard time knowing he will not be living anywhere close to home. I am so glad we went to PIR, what an amazing experience and visiting with my son was awesome!

Comment by Trixiebell on October 12, 2012 at 8:41pm: Had an awesome time at PIR on 10/5/12, got to spend 4 days with our "W". It's so awesome that he has his phone now so we can text. He will be headed for Coronado Wednesday the 17th can't wait :-)

Comment by SWCC'Em on October 12, 2012 at 3:29pm: I took Travis66's suggestion and created a new discussion thread, "What I've Learned On This Journey." I also edited to include the suggestions that others made in their comments as well... looking forward to see what other Moms have learned too! :)

Welcome to all of the 'new' Mom's and I'm so glad that there are more postings! :) Hope this finds all you, your families and "W's" happy, safe and in good health!

Comment by BlessedMom on October 8, 2012 at 5:35am: It's been a while...hi SWCC family~Welcome new moms (parents) and God bless and protect your W's through the tour. Congrats new grads! God bless our W's deployed and those soon to deploy.

I am so happy...received more photos, he said he's safe and will call once stateside...(of course he reminds me not to post on the internet) he knows I get deliriously, silly-excited to hear from him (jumping up & down & screaming with joy, lol)..and of course I remind him not to worry OPSEC is always near and dear. This contact should last me another 3mos...hopefully not too much longer. Of course no specifics, but so grateful for the communication.

Sometimes I pinch myself...just 4yrs ago we traditionally shared a day of laughter on Sunday afternoons at the movies. It was our quality time for mom & son. Wow, my baby is now a husband, father and an elite professional! Time has past so fast, yet so slow. So blessed to be a member of this community. May God bless us, each and every mom to continually grow in strength and courage for our sons. Be safe and be well our W's past, present and future! HOOYAH!!!

Comment by annie on October 7, 2012 at 9:14pm: Hooya!!

Comment by floridabeachgirl on October 7, 2012 at 7:03pm: Prayers for all the "W"s - May the Lord be with all of them and give them the strength, determination, endurance and mental fortitidue to get through the tour.

Comment by kelly67 on October 7, 2012 at 3:45pm: annie, Will definitely send prayers & strong positive thoughts!

Comment by annie on October 7, 2012 at 1:53pm: To all the Naval "Mumma's" out there: Please send your love, positive thoughts, prayers to all our W's who are going thru the Tour this week. Thank you